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I have been noticing a tiny bit of leakage from pinholes in 3 of my rear CV boots, so I figured I would show them some lovin' today with new boots and Swepco 101 moly grease before next month's dune trip. The outers were still smooth and snug, but the inners were pretty worn, pitted, and slightly blue color right where they normally ride.
I had noticed the past 2-300 miles they were clicking turning on pavement while moving forward. Reverse was quiet. Figured I better have a look and see if I need new ones before the trip.
I know the differential runs well over 250F in cooler weather, so I have been running Amsoil's Shockproof 190W with about 6g of WS2 powder for some additional protection from the heat. I figured the CV's had to be running similar temp +or- and was going to run Amsoil's Dominator racing grease mixed with a little WS2, but they didn't recommend any of their greases for CV use which led me to the Swepco.......seems the Porsche racers and Long travel buggy guys love this stuff!
I swapped the axles side to side and may have to replace them in another 2-3K miles. I currently have 2,300 miles on these. I figure all the high speed desert use must build a tremendous amount of heat in a centralized location combined with the goofy angle from the diff being location forward of the axle's center line is the culprit.
It now only clicks in reverse!
Anyone else worn out a set?
I had noticed the past 2-300 miles they were clicking turning on pavement while moving forward. Reverse was quiet. Figured I better have a look and see if I need new ones before the trip.
I know the differential runs well over 250F in cooler weather, so I have been running Amsoil's Shockproof 190W with about 6g of WS2 powder for some additional protection from the heat. I figured the CV's had to be running similar temp +or- and was going to run Amsoil's Dominator racing grease mixed with a little WS2, but they didn't recommend any of their greases for CV use which led me to the Swepco.......seems the Porsche racers and Long travel buggy guys love this stuff!
I swapped the axles side to side and may have to replace them in another 2-3K miles. I currently have 2,300 miles on these. I figure all the high speed desert use must build a tremendous amount of heat in a centralized location combined with the goofy angle from the diff being location forward of the axle's center line is the culprit.
It now only clicks in reverse!
Anyone else worn out a set?